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made substantial progress in achieving 

the goals and objectives of the project; 

whether the grantee has expended funds 

in a manner that is consistent with its 

approved application and budget; and, 

if the Secretary has established 

performance measurement 

requirements, whether the grantee has 

made substantial progress in achieving 

the performance targets in the grantee’s 

approved application. 

In making a continuation award, the 

Secretary also considers whether the 

grantee is operating in compliance with 

the assurances in its approved 

application, including those applicable 

to Federal civil rights laws that prohibit 

discrimination in programs or activities 

receiving Federal financial assistance 

from the Department (34 CFR 100.4, 

104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23). 

VII. Other Information 

Accessible Format: On request to the 

program contact person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, 

individuals with disabilities can obtain 

this document and a copy of the 

application package in an accessible 

format. The Department will provide the 

requestor with an accessible format that 

may include Rich Text Format (RTF) or 

text format (txt), a thumb drive, an MP3 

file, braille, large print, audiotape, or 

compact disc, or other accessible format. 

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the document published in the Federal 

Register. You may access the official 

edition of the Federal Register and the 

Code of Federal Regulations at 

www.govinfo.gov. At this site you can 

view this document, as well as all other 

documents of this Department 

published in the Federal Register, in 

text or Portable Document Format 

(PDF). To use PDF you must have 

Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 

available free at the site. 

You may also access documents of the 

Department published in the Federal 

Register by using the article search 

feature at www.federalregister.gov. 

Specifically, through the advanced 

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your search to documents published by 

the Department. 

Dante ́ Allen, 

Commissioner, Rehabilitation Services 

Administration, Office of Special Education 

and Rehabilitative Services. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02973 Filed 2–13–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2024–SCC–0024] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; 

Evaluation of the Toolkit To Support 

Evidence-Based Algebra Instruction in 

Middle and High School 

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences 

(IES), Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, the Department is proposing a 

new information collection request 

(ICR). 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before April 15, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the 

documents related to the information 

collection listed in this notice, please 

use http://www.regulations.gov by 

searching the Docket ID number ED– 

2024–SCC–0024. Comments submitted 

in response to this notice should be 

submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov by selecting the 

Docket ID number or via postal mail, 

commercial delivery, or hand delivery. 

If the regulations.gov site is not 

available to the public for any reason, 

the Department will temporarily accept 

comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. 

Please include the docket ID number 

and the title of the information 

collection request when requesting 

documents or submitting comments. 

Please note that comments submitted 

after the comment period will not be 

accepted. Written requests for 

information or comments submitted by 

postal mail or delivery should be 

addressed to the Manager of the 

Strategic Collections and Clearance 

Governance and Strategy Division, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 6W203, 

Washington, DC 20202–8240. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Amy Johnson, 

(202) 453–7439. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) 

(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the 

general public and Federal agencies 

with an opportunity to comment on 

proposed, revised, and continuing 

collections of information. This helps 

the Department assess the impact of its 

information collection requirements and 

minimize the public’s reporting burden. 

It also helps the public understand the 

Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. The 

Department is soliciting comments on 

the proposed information collection 

request (ICR) that is described below. 

The Department is especially interested 

in public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) is this collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

Department; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the Department enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the Department minimize the 

burden of this collection on the 

respondents, including through the use 

of information technology. Please note 

that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

Title of Collection: Evaluation of the 

Toolkit to Support Evidence-Based 

Algebra Instruction in Middle and High 

School. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW. 

Type of Review: New ICR. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or Households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 1,029. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 348. 

Abstract: The current authorization 

for the Regional Educational 

Laboratories (REL) program is under the 

Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, 

Part D, Section 174, (20 U.S.C. 9564), 

administered by the Department of 

Education, Institute of Education 

Sciences (IES), National Center for 

Education Evaluation and Regional 

Assistance (NCEE). The central mission 

and primary function of the RELs is to 

support applied research and provide 

technical assistance to state and local 

education agencies within their region 

(ESRA, Part D, section 174[f]). The REL 

program’s goal is to partner with 

educators and policymakers to conduct 

work that is change-oriented and 

supports meaningful local, regional, or 

state decisions about education policies, 

programs, and practices to improve 

outcomes for students. 

Even prior to the COVID–19 

pandemic, Algebra 1 proved challenging 

for many students because of the 

extensive abstract thinking it requires 

(Katz, 2007; Susa et al., 2014). To help 

students succeed in Algebra 1, REL 

Central is developing a toolkit of 

professional learning supports to help 

Algebra 1 teachers learn about, make 

sense of, plan for, and implement three 

evidence-based Algebra 1 teaching 

practices that were identified in the 


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1On January 17, 2023, Basin Electric also filed a 

revised Application in response to DOE feedback on 

its November filing. The references to the 

Application in this notice reflect the latest revisions 

submitted by Basin Electric. 

related What Works Clearinghouse 

(WWC) Practice Guide, ‘‘Teaching 

Strategies for Improving Algebra 

Knowledge in Middle and high School 

Students.’’ The toolkit contains the 

following three parts: (1) Initial 

Diagnostic and On-going Monitoring 

Instruments, (2) Professional 

Development Resources, and (3) Steps 

for Institutionalizing Supports for 

Evidence-Based Practice. 

This study will assess whether 

implementing the toolkit improves 

teacher and student outcomes and will 

describe the implementation of the 

toolkit in study schools that use it. 

Using a school-level randomized 

controlled trial during the 2024–2025 

school year, the study will estimate the 

impact of the toolkit on teachers’ selfefficacy and their understanding and 

use of the promising practices, as well 

as on students’ algebraic content 

knowledge, self-efficacy, and 

mathematical mindsets. To provide 

context for the impact estimates and 

inform future use of the toolkit, the 

study will also describe the 

implementation of the toolkit. The study 

plans to include 20 schools from up to 

three school districts. To disseminate 

these findings, REL Central will produce 

a report for school leaders and teachers 

who are potential users of the toolkit. 

Dated: February 9, 2024. 

Juliana Pearson, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03067 Filed 2–13–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[GDO Docket No. PP–503] 

Application for Presidential Permit; 

Basin Electric Power Cooperative 

AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, 

Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: Basin Electric Power 

Cooperative (the Applicant or Basin 

Electric) has filed an application 

requesting a new Presidential permit to 

allow for the construction, connection, 

operation, and maintenance of facilities 

for transmission of electric energy at the 

international border between North 

Dakota and Saskatchewan, Canada. 

DATES: Comments, protests, or motions 

to intervene must be submitted on or 

before March 15, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or 

motions to intervene should be 

addressed by electronic mail to 

Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christina Gomer, (240) 474–2403, 

Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

construction, operation, maintenance, 

and connection of facilities at the 

international border of the United States 

for the transmission of electric energy 

between the United States and a foreign 

country is prohibited in the absence of 

a Presidential permit issued by the 

Secretary of Energy pursuant to 

Executive Order (E.O.) 10485, as 

amended by E.O. 12038. On April 10, 

2023, the authority to issue such 

permits was delegated to the DOE’s Grid 

Deployment Office by Delegation Order 

No. S1–DEL–S3–2023 and Redelegation 

Order No. S3–DEL–GD1–2023. 

On November 9, 2023, Basin Electric 

filed an application (Application or 

App.) with the Department of Energy 

(DOE) for a Presidential Permit to 

construct the Tande and Wheelock to 

Saskatchewan 230-kV Transmission 

Project.1 App. at 1. 

Basin Electric is an electric power 

generation and transmission cooperative 

headquartered in Bismarck, North 

Dakota. Id. The Applicant generates and 

transmits wholesale electricity to 141- 

member rural electric cooperatives 

located in a nine-state service area, 

which serves three million customers on 

their respective systems. Id. 

Basin Electric’s proposed project 

‘‘includes two new 230-kV electric 

transmission lines from existing 

substations in North Dakota (ND) to the 

Canadian Border.’’ Id. According to the 

Application, Saskatchewan Power 

Corporation (SaskPower), ‘‘a generation 

and transmission provider in 

Saskatchewan, will construct the 

transmission lines from the border to a 

new substation in Canada, 

approximately five miles north of the 

border.’’ Id. The Applicant intends to 

route one circuit from the Wheelock 

substation near Ray, North Dakota, and 

the second circuit from Tande 

substation near Tioga, North Dakota. Id. 

Each circuit would require a separate 

border crossing. Id. 

The Southwest Power Pool approved 

the project in 2022, and Basin Electric 

is the designated transmission owner for 

the upgrade in the United States. App. 

at 1. The project would provide export 

and import capabilities of up to 650 

megawatts. Id. 

Procedural Matters: Any person 

desiring to be heard in this proceeding 

should file a comment or protest to the 

Application at Electricity.Exports@

hq.doe.gov. Protests should be filed in 

accordance with Rule 211 of Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission’s 

(FERC’s) Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211). Any 

person desiring to become a party to this 

proceeding should file a motion to 

intervene at Electricity.Exports@

hq.doe.gov in accordance with FERC 

Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214). 

Comments and other filings 

concerning Basin Electric’s Application 

should be clearly marked with Docket 

No. PP–503. Additional copies are to be 

provided directly to Anine Merkens, 

Staff Counsel, Basin Electric, 

amerkens@bepc.com; Erin Dukart, 

Director, Environmental Services, Basin 

Electric, edukart@bepc.com; and Bob 

Nasset, Civil Engineering, Basin 

Electric, rnasset@bepc.com. 

Before a Presidential permit may be 

issued, DOE must determine whether 

the proposed action is in the public 

interest. In making that determination, 

DOE will consider the environmental 

impacts of the proposed action (i.e., 

granting the Presidential permit, with 

any conditions and limitations, or 

denying the permit) pursuant to DOE’s 

National Environmental Policy Act 

Implementing Procedures (10 CFR part 

1021); determine the Applicant’s 

proposed project’s impact on electric 

reliability by ascertaining whether the 

proposed project would adversely affect 

the operation of the U.S. electric power 

supply system under normal and 

contingency conditions; and weigh any 

other factors that DOE may also 

consider relevant to the public interest. 

DOE also must obtain the favorable 

recommendation of the Secretary of 

State and the Secretary of Defense 

before taking final action on a 

Presidential permit application. 

Basin’s Application may be reviewed 

or downloaded electronically at 

www.energy.gov/gdo/pendingapplications-0 or by emailing 

Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov. 

Signing Authority: This document of 

the Department of Energy was signed on 

February 8, 2024, by Maria Robinson, 

Director, Grid Deployment Office, 

pursuant to delegated authority from the 

Secretary of Energy. That document 

with the original signature and date is 

maintained by DOE. For administrative 

purposes only, and in compliance with 

requirements of the Office of the Federal 

Register, the undersigned DOE Federal 

Register Liaison Officer has been 


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